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API Gateway classic is not using authentication mechanisms Affecting API Gateway (REST APIs) service in AWS

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    Severity Framework Snyk CCSS
    Rule category IAM / Authentication

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CC-00772
  • credit Snyk Research Team
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Description

Enabling authentication on API Gateway Classic helps prevent unauthorized access to APIs, mitigating the risk of data exposure and service misuse. Without proper authentication, sensitive data could be exposed, or services could be used inappropriately, leading to potential security breaches.

How to fix?

Set the authorization attribute in aws_api_gateway_method to an appropriate value other than NONE.

Example Configuration

resource "aws_api_gateway_method" "allowed" {
  rest_api_id   = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.snyk-772-api.id
  resource_id   = aws_api_gateway_resource.snyk-772-resource.id
  http_method   = "ANY"
  authorization = "COGNITO_USER_POOLS"
  authorizer_id = aws_api_gateway_authorizer.snyk-772-auth.id
}